touch‚ if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you‚ If all men count with you‚ but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run‚ Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it‚ And - which is more - you’ll be a
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Although Macbeth possesses admirable valor and honorable loyalty in the beginning of the play‚ his greatest asset—his ambition—contaminates his judgment and causes him to drive the dagger into King Duncan. Ambition is a double-edged sword which eventually slices Macbeth and stabs the beloved king. Macbeth’s ambition assists him in gaining the Thane of Cawdor and the Thane of Glamis titles‚ but even these superior positions did not fulfill his hunger for power. Even though King Duncan believes Macbeth
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“Unusual Loyalty” Ravens are described in the poem “The Three Ravens” as wild‚ greedy‚ and mischievous birds. Although‚ that may not be how every person would choose to describe them thus is how they are portrayed to the reader‚ and the ravens are surprised and thrown off by the actions of the other animals. Secondly‚ the hounds and the hawks are acting abnormally to how nature usually portrays them‚ they act loyally to the knight like a human would instead of being aggressive. Thirdly‚ the doe would
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“ Achievement of your happiness is the only moral purpose of your life‚ and that happiness‚ not pain or self-indulgence‚ is the proof of your moral integrity‚ since it is the proof and the result of your loyalty to the achievement of your values. ” In the short story‚ “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”‚ by Walter Dean Myers explores the values of Greg Ridley‚ a fourteen-year-old boy who wants to play basketball but can’t because of his low grade in math. John Steinbeck’s novel‚ The Pearl‚ is about Kino
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I. I pledge my head to clearer thinking‚ my heart to greater loyalty‚ my hands to larger service‚ and my health to better living for my club‚ my community‚ my country‚ and my world. A. This is the 4-H pledge‚ which was made in 1927 at a 4-H camp‚ the four Hs in 4-H stand for Head‚ Heart‚ Hands‚ and Health. The members in 4-H work on these four values through fun and engaging programs. B. 4-H is where boys and girls get together where they set goals to accomplish projects that interest them. 4-H
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1. INTRODUCTION The history of the automobile begins as early as 1769‚ with the creation of steam engined automobiles capable of human transport.[1] In 1806‚ the first cars powered by an internal combustion engine running on fuel gas appeared‚ which led to the introduction in 1885 of the ubiquitous modern gasoline- or petrol-fueled internal combustion engine. The year 1886 is regarded the year of birth of the modern automobile - with the Benz Patent-Motorwagen‚ by German inventor Carl Benz. Cars
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At their core‚ both Gloucester and Lear are initially open to accepting truths at their surface value only. Cordelia’s deeper love‚ is overshadowed by Lear’s acceptance of the valueless words of adoration from Goneril and Regan. Lear accepts his daughter’s words as truth of their love and Cordelia’s silence as evidence of her lack of affection for him. Likewise‚ Gloucester is quick to accept Edmund’s deceit. Gloucester’s arrogance of power in their relationship ultimately is his undoing‚ in that
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Tranquility in Loyalty At her grandmother’s farm Sylvia‚ the heroine whispered to the cats that "This was a beautiful place to live in‚ and she never should wish to go home” (Sarah Orne Jewett). She started out as a beautiful flower and then gradually turned into the "wretched dry geranium that belonged to a town neighbor" (Jewett). When she met the hunter further along in the story she was described as hanging her head "as if the stem of it were broken" (Thomas L. Erskine). These aspects symbolized
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Kafka’s Cautionary Balance Between Loyalty and Total Devotion Typically‚ loyalty is seen as a worthy quality to have; everyone wants to have loyal spouses and friends‚ and betrayal is usually not an ideal situation. However‚ total devotion is much more extreme than this‚ and is detrimental to oneself. Kafka reveals that while loyalty is not necessarily a negative thing‚ total devotion is what ultimately causes the sacrifice of one’s own purpose. Loyalty to one’s family is perhaps one of
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Where Loyalty Lies Freud believed that each child is born with only the “id”‚ meaning that they only have wants. It is the parents’ job to shape their child into a mature adult who is able to balance “wants” and responsibilities. What parents teach their children early on mold who they will become later in life. In the novel Ethan Frome‚ the protagonist‚ Ethan Frome was molded into a superego‚ meaning that he focuses on his responsibilities and duties in society. This can otherwise be referred
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